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August 2017 Watershed Podcast

  August 2017 Watershed Podcast

Posted on Tue 1 Aug 2017

This month's podcast discusses all things family at Watershed and shares some of the highlights of Bugs on Film, our school holiday season of films and workshops though out August and into the early September.

BFFP

Bristol Festival of Puppetry returns

Posted on Thu 20 July 2017

You can forget what you thought you knew about puppets, Bristol Festival of Puppetry is returning to the city between Fri 1- Sun 10 Sept to start conversations with audiences – showing how iPads can become hand puppets, film and animation can be a form of puppetry, and that puppets, just like humans, come in all shapes and sizes, with different abilities.

Colin Farrell and Kirsten Dunst in The Beguiled

“ On Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled and its whitewashing controversy ”

Posted on Wed 19 July 2017 by Mark Cosgrove

A reflection on Sofia Coppola's film The Beguiled in the wake of its whitewashing controversy. Mark asks – after the arguments raised – is it appropriate to rethink my initial reaction to the film?

Collagen Scaffold by David Lisser

Life changing experiences - Watershed's Artist Residencies

Posted on Tue 18 July 2017

Our current Artists in Residence Aidan Moesby and David Lisser have been busily working up their projects at Pervasive Media Studio. With research spanning the creative repurposing of weather-sensing equipment to industrial cannibalism, let’s take a closer look at what they’re up to and how you can get involved…

The Rooms festival, REACT

“ Collaborating with Universities ”

Posted on Wed 12 July 2017 by Jo Lansdowne

Watershed works with Universities to support collaborative research and development between academics and practitioners. Together we are exploring digital cultures, designing new products and interrogating the potential of new technologies.

Cohort

Creative Producers International: Meet Our Global Cohort

Posted on Wed 12 July 2017

We are thrilled to introduce the 15 incredible people who will be joining us on Watershed’s new global talent development programme Creative Producers International.

Their Finest

“ Behind The Lines – Women and WWII British Film ”

Posted on Wed 12 July 2017

Their Finest producer Stephen Woolley writes about the female-focused wartime films that make up his Girls Like Us season, and how the breakthrough had a galvanising effect on the industry as a whole.

Show Us Your City

Smart Oxford Playable City® Shortlist announced

Posted on Mon 10 July 2017

Watershed and Smart Oxford are delighted to announce the shortlist for the very first Smart Oxford Playable City Commission 2017 - revealing six innovative projects placing shared experience at the heart of the future city.

July 2017 Watershed Podcast

  July 2017 Watershed Podcast

Posted on Fri 30 June 2017

Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator, talks about how Cinema Rediscovered came about, how it fits into the annual film calendar and share his own must sees of the weekend.

Celluloid Sail - tall ship docked to harbourside with projections on sails and acrobat hanging from rope.

“ Compass Presents set sail for Bristol on a tall ship ”

Posted on Wed 28 June 2017

Compass Presents are bringing a tall ship to Bristol for their immersive event Celluloid Sail (which they are talking about at Cinema Rediscovered). We caught up with Compass' Tara Sachdeva to chat about what it’s like blending archive and contemporary film, all on board a floating venue.

Residents of Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio

Watershed's 2017 Residencies: Why you should apply...

Posted on Wed 28 June 2017

We currently have an Open Call for Watershed’s 2017 Residencies and thought it would be helpful to tell you a bit about some of our past residents and what they are doing now...